Study dispels 'lazy stoner' myth: Pot users don't exercise any less By (0) The stereotypical image of pot smokers has long been one of "stoners" parked on the couch, surrounded by snacks and glued to the television, but a new study dispels that notion. Instead, people who use marijuana may exercise just as much as other people do, and perhaps even a little more, researchers report. Advertisement Considering how important regular exercise is to one's overall health, the finding could dissipate some of the health concerns surrounding the drug, the study authors said. For the study, researchers from the University of Miami's Herbert Business School and the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., analyzed data from a national health survey that has followed over 20,000 people, starting in their teenage years, from 1994 through 2018.